March 31, 2017
Teacher Work Day
March 30, 2017
TBD - End of 3rd Quarter
March 27-29
Washington, DC Field Trip
Friday, March 24, 2017
Benchmark - Third Quarter Data Collection
Goals: Increase whole group proficiency by 15%
Increase individual scores by 12-15%
Increase class average by 8-10%
Gather data to project NCFE success
Decrease overall absences in 4th quarter
Increase class participation & task completion
Implement once weekly tutoring session after school (Mondays or Wednesdays)
Achieve 3000 Article - The Cold War
Continue working on review materials in preparation for NCFE
Thursday, March 23, 2017
Benchmark Review Stations - Digital & notebook paper
* Review Puzzles - various topics (copies provided at station)
* Quizlet Review - US History Review US History Review 2 (275 terms - GREAT review resource)
* Released Item Analysis & Practice - tests from prior school years w/annotation
* Vocabulary Focus - Foldable for 10 student selected vocabulary terms from LIST & GLOSSARY
Glossary of Social Studies Terms Vocabulary List for Eighth Grade Social Studies
* Topic Organizer - Civil War: Use the linked file to organize the information for the Civil War into
categories (i.e. battles, laws, individuals, groups, etc.). Use as few groups as possible.
* Chronological Foldable - 16 box graphic organizer by topics (see example HERE); use US Reviews to 1865
and from 1865 to list most significant topics, concepts, individuals, laws, etc.
US History to 1865 Review
US History 1865 to Present Review
* PlayPosit Videos (Schoology) - The 1960s & Anti-Vietnam Movement (two separate videos)
* Constructed Response Practice - One Two Three Four (work to complete at least TWO
documents at this station)
* Topic Review Worksheet - Constitution: the Bill of Rights True/False Review
Wednesday, March 22, 2017
World War II - Quiz (digital submissions)
Review Materials for Benchmark - See link under MORE tab above
Tuesday, March 21, 2017
World War II Test Review - complete partner quiz from Monday
Overview & Review - World War II
Test Tomorrow, 3/22/17
Monday, March 20, 2017
Complete the writing for White Light Black Rain - due at the end of class
World War II Test Review - partner work through completed quiz to determine CORRECT and INCORRECT answers and provide reasoning behind each
Friday, March 17, 2017
Early Release Schedule
Career Day ~ 8:00-10:00 a.m.
Achieve 3000 article - Making Changes at the Top (nuclear weapons in the US)
GO TO SCHOOLOGY TO WATCH VIDEO CLIP CALLED NUCLEAR POWER Prior to Achieve Article (students will need earbuds to watch individually or separate in the room)
Video Title:
Students are expected to complete the Activity as well as the Thought Question.
Click HERE for link on help with the Thought Question. This piece will be taken as a TEST grade for our WWII/Cold War Unit.
Thursday, March 16, 2017
White Light, Black Rain - Using nuclear weapons to end World War II in Japan
Viewing Part II - permission slips required
Writing Assessment - Reflection on selected quote from the film & supported judgement on present use of nuclear weapons.
Wednesday, March 15, 2017
Americans Reaction to Japanese after Pearl Harbor - Japanese Internment Camps
Making Connections - Bill of Rights Violations of Japanese Citizens? (due in class)
Questioning - Was the treatment of the Japanese in the United States fair? How did the US government justify these actions? Why do you think Americans didn't protest more against these actions?
White Light, Black Rain - Using nuclear weapons to end World War II in Japan
Viewing Part I - permission slips required
Writing Assessment - Reflection on selected quote from the film & supported judgement on present use of nuclear weapons.
Tuesday, March 14, 2017
Finish Appeasement SOAPSTone Activity - Homework if not completed in class
Pearl Harbor - The United States Enters World War II - December 7, 1941
Video Clips & Discussion
Americans Reaction to Japanese after Pearl Harbor - Japanese Internment Camps
Making Connections - Bill of Rights Violations of Japanese Citizens?
Monday, March 13, 2017
Warm Up: Historian's Notebook - Treaty of Versailles Political Cartoon
Causes of World War II - Political Cartoon Analysis
Appeasement - SOAPSTone Activity
Primary Source Analysis to evaluate the effectiveness of appeasement prior to WWII
Friday, March 10, 2017
America Story of Us: World War II
w/guided questions
Thursday, March 9, 2017
Finish Hoover vs FDR (upload writing samples to Schoology)
World War II - PlayPosit (posted in Schoology)
Causes of World War II - A.G.G.R.E.S.S.I.O.N.
Create a graphic organizer to show the Causes of WWII through AGGRESSION. There are 10 letters that
you can use to create boxes, bubbles, etc. and summarize the notes provided.
Wednesday, March 8, 2017
Step Four: Go back to your claim. Rewrite with supporting evidence and at least two refuting evidence pieces
that you disagree with and why. You should have a total of 3 paragraphs on this writing piece. See below.
Introduction - First Paragraph Introduction for your President. Give some background information about
your President (when they were in office related to the start and end of the Depression; political party; political
experience).
Second Paragraph - Evidence to support your claim from the text. Give examples of information
from the text to support your claim that Hoover did cause the Great Depression or FDR ended the Great
Depression.
Third Paragraph - Give evidence that was provided to refute your claim from the text. This paragraph
should tell why the statement is NOT true based on evidence provided.
While you are working individually, use the Today's Meet button above to ask questions! This will help avoid distractions in small group work.
Tuesday, March 7, 2017 - Wednesday, March 8, 2017
Hoover vs FDR: Leaders in Crisis - Critical Examination & Writing (Assessment Piece)
Herbert Hoover was responsible for causing the Great Depression.
FDR was responsible for ending the Great Depression.
Step One: You will be assigned one of the above statements to write about. You will have to provide
evidence to support and refute the claim in a writing assessment piece.
Step Two: Read Leaders in Crisis Hoover & FDR. Search for evidence to SUPPORT your claim & REFUTE
your claim in the texts. Note this evidence in a T-chart on notebook paper (this will be collected with your
writing piece).
Step Three: Read the evidence linked here for the President you chose (Hoover or FDR) as further evidence to
include on your T-chart. Other information to provide evidence:
General Facts Resource General Facts & Resources 2
TODAY YOU SHOULD NOT START WRITING. TODAY SHOULD BE SPENT READING,
GATHERING EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT YOUR CLAIM AND REFUTE YOUR CLAIM.
Monday, March 6, 2017
The New Deal - FDR's Plans for Recovery
Alphabet Soup Graphic Organizer
Source One
Source Two
Source Three
Friday, March 3, 2017
Stock Market Simulation
Buying, Selling, & Trading Stocks
Reflection Assessment - Today's Meet
President Hoover's Influence on the Economic Depression
Thursday, March 2, 2017
REACH Schedule - Achieve 3000 Reading Day
The Roaring Twenties: Political & Financial Events (Finish Guided Notes from Tuesday)
* Initial financial boom - spending increases
* First wave of consumerism
* Decrease in war time production - results in overproduction
* Prohibition
* Food Surplus
* Stock Market Investments
* Laissez-faire Attitude
C.R.A.S.H. Graphic Organizer - Simplified Causes of the Great Depression
Cause & Effect Challenge - Black Tuesday
Wednesday, March 1, 2017
Modified Schedule for Benchmark Testing
America Story of Us: Bust
Guided Questions with video
Tuesday, February 28, 2017
Modified Schedule for Benchmark Testing
The Roaring Twenties: Political & Financial Events
* Initial financial boom - spending increases
* First wave of consumerism
* Decrease in war time production - results in overproduction
* Prohibition
* Food Surplus
* Stock Market Investments
* Laissez-faire Attitude
Monday, February 27, 2017
No Vocabulary Warm Up Today
Remaining 9th Grade Registration with Guidance Staff (for those who were absent or haven't registered yet)
The Roaring Twenties - QR Code Webquest
The Roaring Twenties - Political Background Reading Analysis
Friday, February 24, 2017
Individual 9th Grade Registration with Guidance Staff through Career Cruising
The Roaring Twenties - QR Code Webquest
Thursday, February 23, 2017
America Story of Us: Boom!
Guided Video Questions
Wednesday, February 22, 2017
No Vocabulary Warm Up Today
Questions or concerns regarding quiz material?
Quiz - WWI (digital submission)
Turn in on the red table - WWI weapons web quest & propaganda posters - by the end of class
Tuesday, February 21, 2017
World War I Review - Graphic Organizer
Treaty of Versailles - the end of World War I (do not complete the questions or graphic; this is for reference)
Using your notes and activities, begin to fill in the graphic organizer as a review for our quiz tomorrow
We will go over all of the information prior to leaving class today to make sure everyone is prepared
Declarations of War in WWI by Year
Review for World War I Quiz - Quizlet link
Homework: Study for WWI quiz, complete propaganda posters and weapons web quest by Wednesday!
Monday, February 20, 2017
Make Up Day
No Vocabulary Warm Up Today
Guidance Presentation - Registration & information for 9th grade courses
Finish World War I Propaganda Posters
* Be reminded that your illustrations should be representative of the time period; watch out for images that
are from World War II or have technology that wasn't present in World War I.
Homework: Study for WWI quiz, complete propaganda posters and weapons web quest by Wednesday!
Friday, February 17, 2017
Early Release Schedule
World War I Propaganda - Class Discussion & Participation
World War I Propaganda Posters - see examples
Create your own example of a Propaganda poster for World War I from the perspective of the Americans.
Your goal is to persuade the American public to support the war in one way or another
Tentative Due Date - at the end of class Friday 2/17
Quiz on World War I - Wednesday, February 22 (mark in calendar as a reminder to study)
Thursday, February 16, 2017
No Vocabulary Warm Up Today
World War I - Weapons Webquest
Weapons of World War I Webquest - Using the provided links, investigate the weapons used in World War I.
Answer the questions on the paper provided; use the Webquest link to get to the research pages
Due Wednesday, February 22 (Quiz Day) - Remember the new late work guidelines
World War I Propaganda Posters - see examples
Create your own example of a Propaganda poster for World War I from the perspective of the Americans.
Your goal is to persuade the American public to support the war in one way or another
Due at the end of class Friday 2/17
Quilt Review - REACH tutorial
Wednesday, February 15, 2017
Vocabulary Warm Up - Propaganda
What role did American citizens play in World War I? -
Use this TEXT to complete the Citizens aspect of your Anatomy of War Graphic Organizer
Did American citizens support the war in Europe?
What did we do in the US to support the war efforts?
How did the role of women change during WWI?
Weapons of World War I Webquest - Using the provided links, investigate the weapons used in World War I.
Answer the questions on the paper provided; use the Webquest link to get to the research pages
Tuesday, February 14, 2017
Modified Schedule for Norvell Theatre Trip @ 9:30
Complete Reading Like a Historian - Primary Source Analysis (from Monday)
Remember, your goal is to determine WHY DID THE UNITED STATES ENTER WORLD WAR I?
Your primary assignment aspect is to thoughtfully answer the questions AFTER the documents.
What role did American citizens play in World War I? - Use this TEXT to complete the Citizens aspect of your Anatomy of War Graphic Organizer
Did American citizens support the war in Europe?
What did we do in the US to support the war efforts?
How did the role of women change during WWI?
Monday, February 13, 2017
Warm Up Today - PlayPosit in Schoology on the United States in World War I
Today's Big Question: Why did the United States enter World War I?
Reading Like a Historian - primary source analysis
Woodrow Wilson's Speeches - Questions for the text to be completed on notebook paper
Howard Zinn's Text - Questions for the text to be completed on notebook paper
Textbook Sample - Questions to be completed on notebook paper
Additional Questions to Consider & Answer:
1. Does Zinn agree or disagree with the textbook sample? Give a specific evidence from the text.
2. What is Zinn's argument (opinion)? What is his evidence?
3. Do you think Zinn has a good argument? Why or why not?
4. Using all of the documents, what would you argue were the reasons the United States entered World War I?
5. Do you think the United States made the right decision to enter World War I? Do you think we should have entered the war sooner on behalf of the Allies?
Friday, February 10, 2017
Quiz - MANIA - What tensions and causes led to World War I as a Global Conflict?
Blocks 4 & 5 Only - Complete Simulation (A Tangled Web of Alliances in 1914)
The Triple Entente (Allies) vs The Triple Alliance (Central) - Who is fighting whom?
The United States Tries to Remain Neutral - Reading Strategy: Identifying the Main Idea
Thursday, February 9, 2017
Anatomy of a War: World War I
Alliances in Europe - Triple Alliance & Triple Entente
Military Preparations & Obstacles
Simulation - A Tanlged Web of Alliances in 1914
Participation & Reflection
Wednesday, February 8, 2017
Anatomy of a War: World War I
How did a conflict on a global scale come about? What events led to the rise of conflict?
The Main Causes of World War I - To be determined through class discussion & video clips
The SPARK that ignites the global conflict - To be determined through class discussion & video clips
Main Causes of World War I
Resource One
Resource Two
Resource Three
Resource Four
Resource Five - Video link on Schoology
Resource Six
Tuesday, February 7, 2017
Review of Push/Pull Factors - Political Cartoon Analysis
Quiz - Urbanization, Industrialization, Immigration (NOT Open Notes)
Gallery Walk - Judging Urban Design PBLs
Monday, February 6, 2017
Vocabulary Warm Up - Push & Pull Factors
Short Text Analysis - Industrialization, Urbanization, Immigration
Review - Growth of Industry 1877-1920
How did industrial growth influence immigration & urbanization?
Push & Pull Factors
Immigrant Life in the United States
Analogy - Is immigration in the United States more like a melting pot or a salad bowl?
Quizlet Review for Quiz 2/7/17
Friday, February 3, 2017
PBL Work Day - PBL Pieces due at the end of class (work day determined by progress Wednesday)
Gallery Walk of Urban Design Challenges
Self & Peer Evaluations - Google Form (everyone MUST complete as part of the PBL)
Class Voting on Urban Design Challenges - Which city would you want to live in?
Thursday, February 2, 2017
Fourth & Fifth Periods - Problems Arise as Cities Grow: Identifying Details from a text
In the move to cities, how were job opportunities different?
Industrialization Simulation - Building Your Own Cars
Fifth Period - Today's Meet
Benefits & Drawbacks of the Assembly Line, Factory Work, and Industrialization
Written Response as Exit Ticket Assessment
ALL STUDENTS: Be sure to finish and turn in make up work by Friday, February 3; if you haven't completed the PLayPosit on Urbanization/Industrialization, be sure to do so as this will count as a quiz grade!
Wednesday, February 1, 2017
PBL Work Day - Based on Efforts in Class & Use of Class Time
Tuesday, January 31, 2017
Vocabulary Warm Up - Urbanization & Industrialization
Urbanization Causes - Why did Americans start moving to the city?
* Think about what opportunities were there in the city that weren't in rural areas?
* What problems were created as more people moved to the city?
Problems Arise as Cities Grow - Reading Comprehension: Identifying Details from a text
PlayPosit Review - Industrial America (See link in Schoology)
Monday, January 30, 2017
PBL Planning - if time remains in class periods
Friday, January 27, 2017
PBL Instructions & Guidelines
All parts of the PBL are due Friday, February 3. Turn in content assignments to specific teachers.
Thursday, January 26, 2017
Reconstruction Scramble - Quiz grade
Use the clues to recreate the I Have, Who Has board on Reconstruction You may use your classroom resources to help you. Put them in correct order by number on the paper BEFORE cutting out and recreating the board on card stock. This should be finished TODAY in class and turned in for a quiz grade.
PBL - Urban Design Commission
See Mrs. Mills for more details (Google doc will be posted Thursday with instructions)
America Story of Us: Cities
How did the economy, demographics, and technology of the United States change as a result of necessary changes made after Reconstruction?
Complete the video assessment questions as we watch together in class. Due at the end of class (if video is completed in time)
Wednesday, January 25, 2017
No Vocabulary Warm Up Today
Reconstruction PlayPosit - Complete in Schoology by the end of class today (Be sure to take advantage of the rewind and retake options on the video assessment!)
Analyzing Primary Sources - "What we are in justice entitled to"
Creating context of primary sources
Period characteristics of Reconstructions based on reading
Validity of sources
Using textual evidence to support inferences
Reconstruction Scramble - Quiz grade
Use the clues to recreate the I Have, Who Has board on Reconstruction You may use your classroom resources to help you. Put them in correct order by number on the paper BEFORE cutting out and recreating the board on card stock.
Tuesday, January 24, 2017
Vocabulary Warm Up - Reconstruction
Reconstruction - Rebuilding the Southern States after the Civil War
Reading Comprehension & Text Connections - be sure to make a connection from the events of Reconstruction to something personal (text to self), another text you have read (text to text), or another world event with similar or dissimilar characteristics (text to world).
PlayPosit - Reconstruction Era
See Video link in Schoology; you may rewind through the video during questions to review and resubmit once completed to insure understanding and comprehension
Monday, January 23, 2017
Teacher Work day - Student Holiday
Teacher Work Day
March 30, 2017
TBD - End of 3rd Quarter
March 27-29
Washington, DC Field Trip
Friday, March 24, 2017
Benchmark - Third Quarter Data Collection
Goals: Increase whole group proficiency by 15%
Increase individual scores by 12-15%
Increase class average by 8-10%
Gather data to project NCFE success
Decrease overall absences in 4th quarter
Increase class participation & task completion
Implement once weekly tutoring session after school (Mondays or Wednesdays)
Achieve 3000 Article - The Cold War
Continue working on review materials in preparation for NCFE
Thursday, March 23, 2017
Benchmark Review Stations - Digital & notebook paper
* Review Puzzles - various topics (copies provided at station)
* Quizlet Review - US History Review US History Review 2 (275 terms - GREAT review resource)
* Released Item Analysis & Practice - tests from prior school years w/annotation
* Vocabulary Focus - Foldable for 10 student selected vocabulary terms from LIST & GLOSSARY
Glossary of Social Studies Terms Vocabulary List for Eighth Grade Social Studies
* Topic Organizer - Civil War: Use the linked file to organize the information for the Civil War into
categories (i.e. battles, laws, individuals, groups, etc.). Use as few groups as possible.
* Chronological Foldable - 16 box graphic organizer by topics (see example HERE); use US Reviews to 1865
and from 1865 to list most significant topics, concepts, individuals, laws, etc.
US History to 1865 Review
US History 1865 to Present Review
* PlayPosit Videos (Schoology) - The 1960s & Anti-Vietnam Movement (two separate videos)
* Constructed Response Practice - One Two Three Four (work to complete at least TWO
documents at this station)
* Topic Review Worksheet - Constitution: the Bill of Rights True/False Review
Wednesday, March 22, 2017
World War II - Quiz (digital submissions)
Review Materials for Benchmark - See link under MORE tab above
Tuesday, March 21, 2017
World War II Test Review - complete partner quiz from Monday
Overview & Review - World War II
Test Tomorrow, 3/22/17
Monday, March 20, 2017
Complete the writing for White Light Black Rain - due at the end of class
World War II Test Review - partner work through completed quiz to determine CORRECT and INCORRECT answers and provide reasoning behind each
Friday, March 17, 2017
Early Release Schedule
Career Day ~ 8:00-10:00 a.m.
Achieve 3000 article - Making Changes at the Top (nuclear weapons in the US)
GO TO SCHOOLOGY TO WATCH VIDEO CLIP CALLED NUCLEAR POWER Prior to Achieve Article (students will need earbuds to watch individually or separate in the room)
Video Title:
Students are expected to complete the Activity as well as the Thought Question.
Click HERE for link on help with the Thought Question. This piece will be taken as a TEST grade for our WWII/Cold War Unit.
Thursday, March 16, 2017
White Light, Black Rain - Using nuclear weapons to end World War II in Japan
Viewing Part II - permission slips required
Writing Assessment - Reflection on selected quote from the film & supported judgement on present use of nuclear weapons.
Wednesday, March 15, 2017
Americans Reaction to Japanese after Pearl Harbor - Japanese Internment Camps
Making Connections - Bill of Rights Violations of Japanese Citizens? (due in class)
Questioning - Was the treatment of the Japanese in the United States fair? How did the US government justify these actions? Why do you think Americans didn't protest more against these actions?
White Light, Black Rain - Using nuclear weapons to end World War II in Japan
Viewing Part I - permission slips required
Writing Assessment - Reflection on selected quote from the film & supported judgement on present use of nuclear weapons.
Tuesday, March 14, 2017
Finish Appeasement SOAPSTone Activity - Homework if not completed in class
Pearl Harbor - The United States Enters World War II - December 7, 1941
Video Clips & Discussion
Americans Reaction to Japanese after Pearl Harbor - Japanese Internment Camps
Making Connections - Bill of Rights Violations of Japanese Citizens?
Monday, March 13, 2017
Warm Up: Historian's Notebook - Treaty of Versailles Political Cartoon
Causes of World War II - Political Cartoon Analysis
Appeasement - SOAPSTone Activity
Primary Source Analysis to evaluate the effectiveness of appeasement prior to WWII
Friday, March 10, 2017
America Story of Us: World War II
w/guided questions
Thursday, March 9, 2017
Finish Hoover vs FDR (upload writing samples to Schoology)
World War II - PlayPosit (posted in Schoology)
Causes of World War II - A.G.G.R.E.S.S.I.O.N.
Create a graphic organizer to show the Causes of WWII through AGGRESSION. There are 10 letters that
you can use to create boxes, bubbles, etc. and summarize the notes provided.
Wednesday, March 8, 2017
Step Four: Go back to your claim. Rewrite with supporting evidence and at least two refuting evidence pieces
that you disagree with and why. You should have a total of 3 paragraphs on this writing piece. See below.
Introduction - First Paragraph Introduction for your President. Give some background information about
your President (when they were in office related to the start and end of the Depression; political party; political
experience).
Second Paragraph - Evidence to support your claim from the text. Give examples of information
from the text to support your claim that Hoover did cause the Great Depression or FDR ended the Great
Depression.
Third Paragraph - Give evidence that was provided to refute your claim from the text. This paragraph
should tell why the statement is NOT true based on evidence provided.
While you are working individually, use the Today's Meet button above to ask questions! This will help avoid distractions in small group work.
Tuesday, March 7, 2017 - Wednesday, March 8, 2017
Hoover vs FDR: Leaders in Crisis - Critical Examination & Writing (Assessment Piece)
Herbert Hoover was responsible for causing the Great Depression.
FDR was responsible for ending the Great Depression.
Step One: You will be assigned one of the above statements to write about. You will have to provide
evidence to support and refute the claim in a writing assessment piece.
Step Two: Read Leaders in Crisis Hoover & FDR. Search for evidence to SUPPORT your claim & REFUTE
your claim in the texts. Note this evidence in a T-chart on notebook paper (this will be collected with your
writing piece).
Step Three: Read the evidence linked here for the President you chose (Hoover or FDR) as further evidence to
include on your T-chart. Other information to provide evidence:
General Facts Resource General Facts & Resources 2
TODAY YOU SHOULD NOT START WRITING. TODAY SHOULD BE SPENT READING,
GATHERING EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT YOUR CLAIM AND REFUTE YOUR CLAIM.
Monday, March 6, 2017
The New Deal - FDR's Plans for Recovery
Alphabet Soup Graphic Organizer
Source One
Source Two
Source Three
Friday, March 3, 2017
Stock Market Simulation
Buying, Selling, & Trading Stocks
Reflection Assessment - Today's Meet
President Hoover's Influence on the Economic Depression
Thursday, March 2, 2017
REACH Schedule - Achieve 3000 Reading Day
The Roaring Twenties: Political & Financial Events (Finish Guided Notes from Tuesday)
* Initial financial boom - spending increases
* First wave of consumerism
* Decrease in war time production - results in overproduction
* Prohibition
* Food Surplus
* Stock Market Investments
* Laissez-faire Attitude
C.R.A.S.H. Graphic Organizer - Simplified Causes of the Great Depression
Cause & Effect Challenge - Black Tuesday
Wednesday, March 1, 2017
Modified Schedule for Benchmark Testing
America Story of Us: Bust
Guided Questions with video
Tuesday, February 28, 2017
Modified Schedule for Benchmark Testing
The Roaring Twenties: Political & Financial Events
* Initial financial boom - spending increases
* First wave of consumerism
* Decrease in war time production - results in overproduction
* Prohibition
* Food Surplus
* Stock Market Investments
* Laissez-faire Attitude
Monday, February 27, 2017
No Vocabulary Warm Up Today
Remaining 9th Grade Registration with Guidance Staff (for those who were absent or haven't registered yet)
The Roaring Twenties - QR Code Webquest
The Roaring Twenties - Political Background Reading Analysis
Friday, February 24, 2017
Individual 9th Grade Registration with Guidance Staff through Career Cruising
The Roaring Twenties - QR Code Webquest
Thursday, February 23, 2017
America Story of Us: Boom!
Guided Video Questions
Wednesday, February 22, 2017
No Vocabulary Warm Up Today
Questions or concerns regarding quiz material?
Quiz - WWI (digital submission)
Turn in on the red table - WWI weapons web quest & propaganda posters - by the end of class
Tuesday, February 21, 2017
World War I Review - Graphic Organizer
Treaty of Versailles - the end of World War I (do not complete the questions or graphic; this is for reference)
Using your notes and activities, begin to fill in the graphic organizer as a review for our quiz tomorrow
We will go over all of the information prior to leaving class today to make sure everyone is prepared
Declarations of War in WWI by Year
Review for World War I Quiz - Quizlet link
Homework: Study for WWI quiz, complete propaganda posters and weapons web quest by Wednesday!
Monday, February 20, 2017
Make Up Day
No Vocabulary Warm Up Today
Guidance Presentation - Registration & information for 9th grade courses
Finish World War I Propaganda Posters
* Be reminded that your illustrations should be representative of the time period; watch out for images that
are from World War II or have technology that wasn't present in World War I.
Homework: Study for WWI quiz, complete propaganda posters and weapons web quest by Wednesday!
Friday, February 17, 2017
Early Release Schedule
World War I Propaganda - Class Discussion & Participation
World War I Propaganda Posters - see examples
Create your own example of a Propaganda poster for World War I from the perspective of the Americans.
Your goal is to persuade the American public to support the war in one way or another
Tentative Due Date - at the end of class Friday 2/17
Quiz on World War I - Wednesday, February 22 (mark in calendar as a reminder to study)
Thursday, February 16, 2017
No Vocabulary Warm Up Today
World War I - Weapons Webquest
Weapons of World War I Webquest - Using the provided links, investigate the weapons used in World War I.
Answer the questions on the paper provided; use the Webquest link to get to the research pages
Due Wednesday, February 22 (Quiz Day) - Remember the new late work guidelines
World War I Propaganda Posters - see examples
Create your own example of a Propaganda poster for World War I from the perspective of the Americans.
Your goal is to persuade the American public to support the war in one way or another
Due at the end of class Friday 2/17
Quilt Review - REACH tutorial
Wednesday, February 15, 2017
Vocabulary Warm Up - Propaganda
What role did American citizens play in World War I? -
Use this TEXT to complete the Citizens aspect of your Anatomy of War Graphic Organizer
Did American citizens support the war in Europe?
What did we do in the US to support the war efforts?
How did the role of women change during WWI?
Weapons of World War I Webquest - Using the provided links, investigate the weapons used in World War I.
Answer the questions on the paper provided; use the Webquest link to get to the research pages
Tuesday, February 14, 2017
Modified Schedule for Norvell Theatre Trip @ 9:30
Complete Reading Like a Historian - Primary Source Analysis (from Monday)
Remember, your goal is to determine WHY DID THE UNITED STATES ENTER WORLD WAR I?
Your primary assignment aspect is to thoughtfully answer the questions AFTER the documents.
What role did American citizens play in World War I? - Use this TEXT to complete the Citizens aspect of your Anatomy of War Graphic Organizer
Did American citizens support the war in Europe?
What did we do in the US to support the war efforts?
How did the role of women change during WWI?
Monday, February 13, 2017
Warm Up Today - PlayPosit in Schoology on the United States in World War I
Today's Big Question: Why did the United States enter World War I?
Reading Like a Historian - primary source analysis
Woodrow Wilson's Speeches - Questions for the text to be completed on notebook paper
Howard Zinn's Text - Questions for the text to be completed on notebook paper
Textbook Sample - Questions to be completed on notebook paper
Additional Questions to Consider & Answer:
1. Does Zinn agree or disagree with the textbook sample? Give a specific evidence from the text.
2. What is Zinn's argument (opinion)? What is his evidence?
3. Do you think Zinn has a good argument? Why or why not?
4. Using all of the documents, what would you argue were the reasons the United States entered World War I?
5. Do you think the United States made the right decision to enter World War I? Do you think we should have entered the war sooner on behalf of the Allies?
Friday, February 10, 2017
Quiz - MANIA - What tensions and causes led to World War I as a Global Conflict?
Blocks 4 & 5 Only - Complete Simulation (A Tangled Web of Alliances in 1914)
The Triple Entente (Allies) vs The Triple Alliance (Central) - Who is fighting whom?
The United States Tries to Remain Neutral - Reading Strategy: Identifying the Main Idea
Thursday, February 9, 2017
Anatomy of a War: World War I
Alliances in Europe - Triple Alliance & Triple Entente
Military Preparations & Obstacles
Simulation - A Tanlged Web of Alliances in 1914
Participation & Reflection
Wednesday, February 8, 2017
Anatomy of a War: World War I
How did a conflict on a global scale come about? What events led to the rise of conflict?
The Main Causes of World War I - To be determined through class discussion & video clips
The SPARK that ignites the global conflict - To be determined through class discussion & video clips
Main Causes of World War I
Resource One
Resource Two
Resource Three
Resource Four
Resource Five - Video link on Schoology
Resource Six
Tuesday, February 7, 2017
Review of Push/Pull Factors - Political Cartoon Analysis
Quiz - Urbanization, Industrialization, Immigration (NOT Open Notes)
Gallery Walk - Judging Urban Design PBLs
Monday, February 6, 2017
Vocabulary Warm Up - Push & Pull Factors
Short Text Analysis - Industrialization, Urbanization, Immigration
Review - Growth of Industry 1877-1920
How did industrial growth influence immigration & urbanization?
Push & Pull Factors
Immigrant Life in the United States
Analogy - Is immigration in the United States more like a melting pot or a salad bowl?
Quizlet Review for Quiz 2/7/17
Friday, February 3, 2017
PBL Work Day - PBL Pieces due at the end of class (work day determined by progress Wednesday)
Gallery Walk of Urban Design Challenges
Self & Peer Evaluations - Google Form (everyone MUST complete as part of the PBL)
Class Voting on Urban Design Challenges - Which city would you want to live in?
Thursday, February 2, 2017
Fourth & Fifth Periods - Problems Arise as Cities Grow: Identifying Details from a text
In the move to cities, how were job opportunities different?
Industrialization Simulation - Building Your Own Cars
Fifth Period - Today's Meet
Benefits & Drawbacks of the Assembly Line, Factory Work, and Industrialization
Written Response as Exit Ticket Assessment
ALL STUDENTS: Be sure to finish and turn in make up work by Friday, February 3; if you haven't completed the PLayPosit on Urbanization/Industrialization, be sure to do so as this will count as a quiz grade!
Wednesday, February 1, 2017
PBL Work Day - Based on Efforts in Class & Use of Class Time
Tuesday, January 31, 2017
Vocabulary Warm Up - Urbanization & Industrialization
Urbanization Causes - Why did Americans start moving to the city?
* Think about what opportunities were there in the city that weren't in rural areas?
* What problems were created as more people moved to the city?
Problems Arise as Cities Grow - Reading Comprehension: Identifying Details from a text
PlayPosit Review - Industrial America (See link in Schoology)
Monday, January 30, 2017
PBL Planning - if time remains in class periods
Friday, January 27, 2017
PBL Instructions & Guidelines
All parts of the PBL are due Friday, February 3. Turn in content assignments to specific teachers.
Thursday, January 26, 2017
Reconstruction Scramble - Quiz grade
Use the clues to recreate the I Have, Who Has board on Reconstruction You may use your classroom resources to help you. Put them in correct order by number on the paper BEFORE cutting out and recreating the board on card stock. This should be finished TODAY in class and turned in for a quiz grade.
PBL - Urban Design Commission
See Mrs. Mills for more details (Google doc will be posted Thursday with instructions)
America Story of Us: Cities
How did the economy, demographics, and technology of the United States change as a result of necessary changes made after Reconstruction?
Complete the video assessment questions as we watch together in class. Due at the end of class (if video is completed in time)
Wednesday, January 25, 2017
No Vocabulary Warm Up Today
Reconstruction PlayPosit - Complete in Schoology by the end of class today (Be sure to take advantage of the rewind and retake options on the video assessment!)
Analyzing Primary Sources - "What we are in justice entitled to"
Creating context of primary sources
Period characteristics of Reconstructions based on reading
Validity of sources
Using textual evidence to support inferences
Reconstruction Scramble - Quiz grade
Use the clues to recreate the I Have, Who Has board on Reconstruction You may use your classroom resources to help you. Put them in correct order by number on the paper BEFORE cutting out and recreating the board on card stock.
Tuesday, January 24, 2017
Vocabulary Warm Up - Reconstruction
Reconstruction - Rebuilding the Southern States after the Civil War
Reading Comprehension & Text Connections - be sure to make a connection from the events of Reconstruction to something personal (text to self), another text you have read (text to text), or another world event with similar or dissimilar characteristics (text to world).
PlayPosit - Reconstruction Era
See Video link in Schoology; you may rewind through the video during questions to review and resubmit once completed to insure understanding and comprehension
Monday, January 23, 2017
Teacher Work day - Student Holiday